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An Agentive Focus May Limit Learning about Complex Causality and Systems Dynamics: A Study of Seventh Graders' Explanations of Ecosystems
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Cuzzolino, Megan Powell; Grotzer, Tina A.; Tutwiler, M. Shane; Torres, Eric W. – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2019
Agent-oriented pedagogies have been used in teaching concepts related to complex systems dynamics. However, little research has systematically explored the role of a strong agency-oriented focus on understanding of complex, dynamic ecological systems. This study analyzed seventh graders' (n = 216) explanations of a complex ecological scenario. The…
Descriptors: Grade 7, Scientific Concepts, Concept Formation, Ecology
School, Teacher, Peers, and Parents' Goals Emphases and Adolescents' Motivation to Learn Science in and out of School
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Vedder-Weiss, Dana; Fortus, David – Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 2013
Achievement goal theory distinguishes between mastery goals (the goals of developing competence) and performance goals (the goals of demonstrating competence) [Ames [1992] "Journal of Educational Psychology" 84: 261-271]. In this study, we employed this theory aiming to better understand why adolescents' motivation to learn science…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Achievement, Goal Orientation, Theories